I think especially among Messianic Jews it holds a very different meaning. The law also, in my understanding refers to the Torah (aka the Book of Laws).
"not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished."
Here I see that the Law stands until the end of days.
But that's a different discussion.
I do understand and very much agree with your point (if I understand it correctly). Christians tend to look at Christ mostly and therefore use the New Testament as a guide. I agree that this is a factor which tends to differentiate Christians from Muslims in terms of violence.
I don't, however, feel it's Biblically justified. A lot of Christians speak of the Old Testament as if it's an old TV in the attic. Outdated, out of use and since been replaced wih the new TV.
The Old Testament simply means the divine contract of Abraham which preceeded the divine contract with Yeshua. It just means 'old' in terms of time.
Yeshua's "sacrifice" did negate the blood sacrifices (that God so enjoyed the aroma of) that were necessary in the times of the Old Testament and it introduced Heaven and "corrected" the mistakes of the Garden of Eden etc. but it didn't negate the Old Testament.
So I agree that Christ is the reason why Christians don't pose as much of a threat as Muslims but I don't think the difference is actually in the writing (which I'm not sure you disagree with).
Bit tired and wrote this out fast. But in short: I agree with your original point and I should have mentioned Christ in differentiating Islam and Christianity.
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